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A-10 Warthogs Drop Bunker Buster Bombs in Combat for the First Time

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A-10 Warthogs Drop Bunker Buster Bombs in Combat for the First Time

Iconic ground attackers now have a tool to effectively blast ISIS tunnels and other hard targets in Iraq and Syria.
By Joseph TrevithickAugust 18, 2017



For years now, the venerable A-10 Warthog has been one of the most active aircraft in the fight against ISIS in Iraq and Syria. Despite the U.S. Air Force’s long-standing argument that the blunt-nosed attackers can only perform a limited number of missions, the service continues to expand their capabilities, with the plane’s recently dropping bunker-busting GPS-guided Joint Direct Attack Munitions in combat for the first time.

http://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/13604/a-10-warthogs-drop-bunker-buster-bombs-in-combat-for-the-first-time

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